By Guest Writer Jim Lyons Photo by J. Lee Several years ago, I was notified by mail that my personal identity had been stolen. Identity thieves were able to gain access to my health care provider’s database and steal my name, date of birth, and social security number. This theft not only affected me but …
Author: Allison McCormick
A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT
By Guest Writer – Jim Lyons Photo by S. Angura “Christians are like the several flowers in a garden that have the dew of heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each others roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other.” John Bunyan John Bunyan could not …
Truth in Love…
Photo by Unsplash I failed at being a good sister last week! My Sis called with some amazing news and I proceeded to ask a series of questions that squashed her enthusiasm. I wasn’t trying to be negative but I was trying to challenge her to think beyond her immediate emotions. It all worked out …
Our Choices…
Photo by ABC News We’ve all heard the tragic stories of people losing their battle with COVID-19. We see the images as they flash on TV screens and computer monitors - refrigerator trucks, weary nurses, testing lines that snake for miles. All reminders of the devastation caused by this viral enemy. I recently heard a …
Enough
Photo by J. Beales Standing in front of the mirror, I can see the faintest line, no maybe it’s a hair; actually, I’m not sure what it is - etched on the left corner of my upper lip. At 62, I have great distance vision but seeing mid-range, well that’s a challenge. Unfortunately, I don’t …
For Love
Photo by A. Covington My parents were married in the mid-1940s. My siblings and I are not certain of the exact date. We are learning there are many things we never knew. They came from the South, Arkansas and Tennessee. And left soon after marrying for the freedom of the West. Mixed marriages were …